[1970] Joan Sutherland sings Violetta

[vocalissimo1]

You can tell she is totally pumped.

[dollartwenty]

nobody trills like our Joan!

[Remalia19]

Oh, my God, she was of FIRE!!!

[HysteriaxAlice]

STOP COUGHING! I'm trying to hear excellence.

[Eiswirth1]

This is the greatest performance of that aria I've ever heard, and of the many versions by Joan herself, it's now my favorite.

[musicloversingable]

Beyond compare. There is nothing else to say or write. A voice and technique from God.

[amorediahmad]

I don't know singing but she has such a beautiful majestic voice

[thomastmwc]

trills and accurate staccati on high C, what the eff!

Oh my

[Eiswirth1]

Brilliant doesn't even begin to describe her voice. She's just incomparable; I have never heard anyone sing more beautifully. Bravissima!

[TheInquisitive4Ever]

Now compare Netrebko to La Stupenda. Netrebko sounds like an amateur when compared to her.

[kgarmaker123]

@TheInquisitive4Ever I would be glad to.. Anna sounds like she IS Violetta.. and by the way, I can tell when she sings it that she is singing E Strano.. Not Uh Strunoooo... Oh yes this was Joan;'s Murky period.

[796824]

Listen to MAFALDA FAVERO sing this

[leprincebeaumont]

Sensazionale! Non ha possibili confronti! Grande Dame Joan!

[Alrick54]

Amazing !!! Is there any way to obtain the whole opera recording ?

[Mooorhe]

My gosh, she's sounding good here.

[tantricsurfer]

Really amazing!

[joserico282]

This is AMAZING. I just can't think of any other word but AMAZING. An accurate TRILL on a high C??!! Can the modern opera-goer hope to ever hear such a thing?

[AmorediPazzia]

Yeah! It's indeed phenomenal technic!!

[sutherland9]

That's a trill on a high-C at 8:12! I've never heard Miss Sutherland do that either (and I've heard many renditions of this scene performed by her)

[hisimperialmajesty]

That trill at 8:12...I've never heard her do that, but it's beautiful. A all-around brilliant performance.